On a warm, clear summer night around 1975 after the sun set, you could take your little am/fm radio that you got for Christmas and go around the AM dial looking for baseball broadcasts. Here in Detroit, we had the great Ernie Harwell.
But if you were lucky you could get the Cubs, Reds, Indians, Phillies, Cardinals, Yankmees, and, on occasion, even the Red Sox.
I remember hearing Harry Kalas the first time and realizing he was also the guy who did the NFL films. Jack Buck for the Cardinals was great too. And there was Marty Brennaman and the Big Red Machine on AM 700 WLW !
I blame Joe Buck and Tim Mccarver for ruining national baseball broadcasts. I could not stand either one of them. These days, the Mets guys on TV are really good.
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